tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post6975147028321711725..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Doesn't This Sound Like The Plot Out of a Twilight Zone?Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-57202592835343490942011-07-19T11:19:35.556-06:002011-07-19T11:19:35.556-06:00So: does saving a man's life who doesn't w...<i>So: does saving a man's life who doesn't want to be saved qualify as "cruel and unusual punishment"? </i><br /><br />Nope, since it's not a punishment, judicially speaking.<br /><br />That he doesn't like it doesn't make it a punishment.<br /><br />Andy: There's no generic legal <i>right</i> to a DNR order. It varies completely by state, and very likely Colorado's statute doesn't include prisons. <br /><br />Prisoners do not have some right for their "wishes" to be automatically respected, after all. That's part of why prison is <i>punishment</i>.<br /><br />Also, merely verbally "ordering the staff" isn't going to be sufficient, legally, for precisely the reasons Clayton gave.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-76731636872290311442011-07-19T08:43:56.643-06:002011-07-19T08:43:56.643-06:00In the real world, a person can have a Do Not Resu...In the real world, a person can have a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR). This guy clearly intended a DNR and the prison ignored his wishes. I hope he wins his suit. The state has no business forcing someone to live if they don't want to.Andy in San Diego and Elsewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204998830368677972noreply@blogger.com